Hörmann BlueControl vs Industrial Door Sensor Setup
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hörmann BlueControl
This app allows for initial setup and ongoing maintenance of compatible controls via a Bluetooth connection. Configure settings, create templates, and access diagnostic data for efficient management.
- Bluetooth connection
- Menu and parameter settings
- Template creation and management
- Diagnostic data readout
- Fault analysis
- Report generation
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With the Hörmann BlueControl app you can carry out Initial start-up and maintenance work on BlueControl-compatible controls. A Bluetooth connection is established between the end device and the control. If a connection is established to a control that was not taught in, you can configure all menu and parameter settings simply and clearly with the app. If the control has been taught in, you receive all important information such as diagnostic data, cycles, operating hours, etc. at a glance and can carry out maintenance work. Functions of the BlueControl app: - Connection to a control by scanning a QR code, or by selecting a specific control - Connection between the end device and control via Bluetooth. No Internet connection is required. - Menu and parameter settings of the control via app - Creating templates for the current menu and parameter settings - Managing all saved templates - Sharing templates with other people - Resetting maintenance intervals - Reading out diagnostic data - Performing a fault analysis - Creating and sending reports on all relevant control information via e-mail
Industrial Door Sensor Setup
This utility app allows for the configuration and adjustment of settings for OPTEX industrial door sensors. It offers parameter changes, saving favorite settings, and multilingual descriptions for easy sensor setup.
- Configure industrial door sensor settings
- Adjust microwave and AIR area parameters
- Manage wireless tag settings
- Set activation and supplemental safety outputs
- Save favorite configurations
- Multilingual support
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"Industrial Door Sensor Setup" is an application to configure and change settings of an industrial door sensor, "OAM-EXPLORER* EU / US / J / AS" manufactured by OPTEX CO.,LTD. In addition to various parameter changes, setting registration to "My favorite" and multilingual descriptions (in English, Spanish, Italian, German, French, Dutch, Chinese, Thai and Japanese) make the easiest sensor configuration ever in the door sensor industry. *OAM-EXPLORER is an activation and supplemental safety sensor for industrial door applications found in a wide variety of industrial buildings, such as warehouses, hangars, logistical buildings, etc. Here’s a list of parameters you can change via "Industrial Door Sensor Setup". [Microwave area] ・Sensitivity ・Sensitivity (pre-notification) ・Immunity ・Direction ・Cross traffic cancel [AIR area] ・Sensitivity ・Presence timer ・Auto. infinite presence detection ・Frequency ・Depth adjustment ・Width adjustment ・Immunity ・Door cancel [Wireless tag area] ・Sensitivity(J/US models with software version 4.0.0 or higher) [Activation output] ・Microwave detection ・AIR detection ・Wireless tag detection(auto)(J/US models with software version 4.0.0 or higher) ・Wireless tag detection(manual)(J/US models with software version 4.0.0 or higher) ・Output contact ・Output hold time ・Response time [Supplemental safety output] ・Microwave detection ・AIR detection ・Output contact ・Output hold time [AUX output] ・Microwave detection ・AIR detection ・Microwave detection (pre-notification) ・Wireless tag detection(auto)(J/US models with software version 5.0.0 or higher) ・Wireless tag detection(manual)(J/US models with software version 5.0.0 or higher) ・Output contact ・Output hold time
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Industrial Door Sensor Setup at 9.0 against Hörmann BlueControl's 14.0. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Hörmann BlueControl against 5.0 for Industrial Door Sensor Setup. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Hörmann BlueControl ships an update every 4 months, Industrial Door Sensor Setup every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hörmann BlueControl | Industrial Door Sensor Setup |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hormann KG Antriebstechnik | OPTEX CO., LTD. |
Customer experience
Hörmann BlueControl
Industrial Door Sensor Setup
In-app purchases
Hörmann BlueControl
No in-app purchases
Industrial Door Sensor Setup
No in-app purchases
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